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Akagera National Park, Rwanda

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It feels like it has been quite a while since I posted anything, but I blame this on a totally uneventful week at home, which gave me nothing to post and an action packed one on the road, which has given me no time to write. For the past week, I have been staying in Kigali, Rwanda. Like many people, originally, my only association with this country was the movie, "Hotel Rwanda". I expected the ravaged, war-torn country I had seen on film. This perception was greatly diminished on my first stay back in Feb. 06. During that visit, I was able to go to the Volcanoes National Park and visit the mountain gorillas (of "Gorillas in the Mist", Dian Fossey fame), spend some time at the heart-breaking Genocide Museum, and more importantly just wander the streets of what turned out to be a really nice city with incredibly kind, open people. This time around, with an approximately two weeks stay, I look forward to getting to know both